Refer to the following information on full-term births in the United States over

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Refer to the following information on full-term births in the United States over a given period of time.

Use this information to estimate the probabilities of the following events. (a) A randomly selected pregnant woman who reaches full term delivers twins. (Give the answer to three significant figures.)


(b) A randomly selected pregnant woman who reaches full term delivers quadruplets. (Give the answer to three significant figures.)


(c) A randomly selected pregnant woman who reaches full term gives birth to more than a single child. (Give the answer to three signficant figures)

please do the rounding as well. thank you!

Type of Birth Number of Births Single birth 43,100,000 Twins 200,000 Triplets 4000 Quadruplets 250

Explanation / Answer

total = 43,100,000+200000+4000+250 = 43304250

1 a) twins = 200000/ 43304250 =   0.0046

1 bans) quadralets = 4000 / 43304250 = 0.00009

cans) 1-43,100,000/43304250 =0.0047

Type of Birth Number of Births Single birth 43,100,000 Twins 200,000 Triplets 4000 Quadruplets 250

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